Also called: Also called: Staph
Staph is short for Staphylococcus, a type of bacteria. There are over 30 types, but Staphylococcus aureus causes most staph infections, including
- Skin infections
- Pneumonia
- Food poisoning
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Blood poisoning (bacteremia)
Skin infections are the most common. They can look like pimples or boils. They may be red, swollen and painful, and sometimes have pus or other drainage. They can turn into impetigo, which turns into a crust on the skin, or cellulitis, a swollen, red area of skin that feels hot.
Anyone can get a staph skin infection. You are more likely to get one if you have a cut or scratch, or have contact with a person or surface that has staph bacteria. The best way to prevent staph is to keep hands and wounds clean. Most staph skin infections are easily treated with antibiotics or by draining the infection. Some staph bacteria are resistant to certain antibiotics, making infections harder to treat.
- Staph Infections: Staphylococcus aureus(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/staphylococcus.html
- Staphylococcal Infections(Merck & Co., Inc.) - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch190/ch190r.html
- More Hand-Washing Won't Curb Hospital Infections(09/16/2008, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_69323.html
- About VISA/VRSA (Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Staphylococcus aureus)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_visavrsa_FAQ.html
- Boils and Carbuncles(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/boils-and-carbuncles/DS00466/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
- Staphylococcal Food Poisoning(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/staphylococcus_food_g.htm
- Toxic Shock Syndrome(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/toxic-shock-syndrome/DS00221/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
- Boils (Furunculosis)(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/adult/furunculosis.htm
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Staphylococcal Infections
(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Staphylococcal+Infections%22
- Difficult-to-Treat Staphylococcal Infections in Men Who Have Sex with Men(American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/148/4/I-42
- Article: Mass spectrometry-based approaches for the detection of proteins of Staphylococcus... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18782034&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: The bacteriocin nisin, an effective agent for the treatment of... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18689718&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Staphylococcus aureus antigens and challenges in vaccine development. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18665778&tool=MedlinePlus
- Staphylococcal Infections -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=(staphylococcal+infections[majr]+NOT+(drug+resistance,bacterial[majr]+AND+staphylococcus+aureus[majr]))+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+(jsubsetk[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Staphylococcal aureus - http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v:project=medlineplus&binning-state=group%3d%3dMedical%20Encyclopedia&query=Staphylococcal+aureus
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/
- Staph Infections: Staphylococcus aureus(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/staphylococcus.html
- Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome(Children's Hospital Boston) - http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site1636/mainpageS1636P0.html
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Staph Infections(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/bacterial_viral/staph.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/teen/en_espanol/infecciones/staph_esp.html
- Toxic Shock Syndrome(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/tss.html
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Staphylococcus aureus and Pregnancy(Organization of Teratology Information Services) - Links to PDF - http://otispregnancy.org/pdf/staphylococcus_aureus.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://otispregnancy.org/pdf/es_staph.pdf
- Cellulitis - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cellulitis.html
- Impetigo - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/impetigo.html
- MRSA - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mrsa.html
- Infections - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infections.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Staphylococcal Infections is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/